2022 CL/2023 CCL Qualifiers, last season under current format [R]

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  1. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hi everyone,

    Starting this now only because we have some welcome news about the first qualifier to next year's Concacaf League: there will be one!



    The CanPL season will take place (no idea how they'll shoehorn in the pending 2020 Voyageurs' Cup Final or this year's tournament), with the change that there will be one unified regular season with the top 4 going on to single-leg playoffs. @Robert Borden
     
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  2. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
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    Orlando City SC
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    United States


    Looks like Panama will keep the conference format for this season.
     
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  4. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I guess I just missed this point completely: the Panamanian league has now shifted to a spring-fall season.



    @nfiniti @DaniChandler so how would this work with qualification for the next Concacaf League? Would the full-year table (for determining which runner-up gets the last CL ticket) include the 2021 Apertura and Clausura, or the 2021 Clausura and the 2022 Apertura?
     
  5. DaniChandler

    DaniChandler Member

    Jun 9, 2013
    Panama Canal
    Club:
    Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte
    Nat'l Team:
    Panama
    Let me do a proper research about this because normally champions of Apertura and Clausura qualifies to the CL and also the best of overall table through the year (cumulative), I haven’t read anything different but I will post again to confirm it
     
  6. nfiniti

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    Jun 30, 2007
    Rutherford
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    Panama

    i won't lie. I haven't paid attention to LPF since 2019 clausura. :)
     
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  7. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We have our first continental qualifiers for this season - including a debutant!

    Both come in riding the regular-season table after their respective Liga MX semifinals finished dead even (and both with handbags to boot! :eek:). And, given that the MEX1 and MEX3 berths are on offer, both will be in Pot 1 for the 2023 CCL draw :thumbsup:

    Elsewhere, we have a couple finals set:











    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX1 or MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1 or MEX3]
     
  8. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Forgive me @Robert Borden , I skipped over the changing of the guard up north...



    As well, a clarification on the Costa Rican Apertura:



    Either the Gran Final was brought back this season or it never went away, but the winner of the Alajuelense/Saprissa Round 2 Final will then take on Round 1/regular season winners Herediano for the Apertura title.

    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX1 or MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1 or MEX3]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
     
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  9. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The next team in is un viejo conocido:



    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX1 or MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1 or MEX3]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
    2. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2]
     
  10. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Passing by with a quick qualifying roundup:

    NORTH AMERICA

    Canada - Nothing to report here until the Canadian Championship returns next year.

    USA - Nothing to report for now, with the 2023 CCL qualifiers emerging from the 2022 season.

    Mexico - The second leg of the Atlas/León final is in 30 min... for our purposes, the only tangible takeaway (with both already set for Pot 1 in the 2023 CCL draw) is that if this tournament's runner-up goes on to win the Clausura, the hand-me-down berth would go to América thanks to topping the Apertura regular season table.

    CENTRAL AMERICA

    Belize - Good news: the Premier League has resumed! Still in the regular season, it appears.

    Guatemala - In the quarterfinal stage, with the Apertura Final likely to take place around Christmas... what is it with the Guatemalan league and late finishes? :D

    El Salvador - We have a regular vs. a debutant in the Apertura Final, as Alianza take on Platense next Sunday.

    Honduras - Olimpia will face Real España in the Apertura Final, with the first leg next weekend and the next on the 22nd.

    Nicaragua - Diriangén took the 1st leg of the Apertura Final against Real Estelí 1-0.

    Costa Rica -


    Saprissa held on for a 0-0 draw, taking the Round 2 Final 2-1 on aggregate to advance to the "Gran Final" against Round 1 winners Herediano.

    CARIBBEAN

    Nothin' doin' until next year's regional tournaments - we'll see if Concacaf brings back the pro and semipro tiers, after allowing Inter Moengo Tapoe to qualify directly blew up in their face :ROFLMAO:
     
  11. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And we have a few updates to cover from the weekend in Central America!









    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX1 or MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1 or MEX3]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
    2. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2]
    3. Diriangén [NCA1 or NCA2]
    4. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV2]
    5. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2]
     
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  12. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Another weekend of updates from Central America:

    First, the Premier League of Belize decided to make some waves on its way back, becoming the first Central American league in recent memory to eschew playoffs. Verdes FC won the Opening Season, and now have the inside track on Belize's berth in the next CL.

    Next door in Guatemala, the Apertura Final is set, as Comunicaciones will take on Malacateco.

    Finally, we have our next qualifier!



    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX2 or MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
    2. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2]
    3. Diriangén [NCA1 or NCA2]
    4. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV2]
    5. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2]
    6. Olimpia [HON1 or HON2]
     
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  13. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One last qualifier from the last semester:





    With Malacateco having won the first leg of the Final 2-0, they take their first-ever league title and will (to the best of my knowledge) debut on the continental stage next season!

    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX2 or MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
    2. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2]
    3. Diriangén [NCA1 or NCA2]
    4. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV2]
    5. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2]
    6. Olimpia [HON1 or HON2]
    7. Malacateco [GUA1 or GUA2]
     
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  14. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In the Caribbean, Concacaf has announced that the semi-pro Caribbean Club Shield will take place in Puerto Rico in April, followed by the pro-tier Caribbean Club Championship in the DR in May. The field:

    Caribbean Club Shield

    • Deportivo Nacional (Aruba)
    • SV Real Rincon (Bonaire)
    • Scholars International SC (Cayman Islands)
    • CRKSV Jong Holland (Curaçao)
    • Southeast FC (Dominica)
    • AS Gosier (Guadeloupe)
    • Golden Lion (Martinique)
    • Bayamon FC (Puerto Rico)
    • Platinum FC (Saint Lucia)
    • Junior Stars FC (Saint Martin)
    • Flames United SC (Sint Maarten)
    • Inter Moengo Tapoe (Suriname)
    • SWA Sharks FC (Turks and Caicos Islands)

    Caribbean Club Championship

    • Atlético Vega Real (Dominican Republic)
    • Cibao FC (Dominican Republic)
    • Arcahaie FC (Haiti)
    • Violette Athletic Club (Haiti)
    • Cavalier SC (Jamaica)
    • Waterhouse FC (Jamaica)

    Yet again, the T&T Pro League's nowhere to be found... :(

    The draw will happen tomorrow morning; and the CL/CCL qualification is the same as pre-pandemic:

    • Championship winner to CCL
    • Championship runner-up & 3rd place to CL
    • Championship 4th place plays off with Shield winner for the last CL berth
     
  15. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Caribbean Club Shield draw:

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  16. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And the Caribbean Club Championship draw:

    caribbean draw.jpeg

    Btw: although immaterial to the CCL, I completely forgot about this. @Robert Borden any word on when/if the 2020 Final's gonna happen?
     
  17. Robert Borden

    Robert Borden Member+

    Chelsea
    Canada
    Apr 19, 2017
    Toronto, Ontario
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Most likely will never happen. The president of the CSA gifted a CCL berth to Toronto FC.

    Fun fact, his son is in TFC academy... TFC have him in their pockets
     
  18. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Forge to @Robert Borden : Shut yo' mouth! :D

    That game will happen on June 4...

    But for our purposes, the more important update is that the Voyageurs' Cup draw happened tonight. Will share the image once they include the hosting duties (each round will be played as one-offs, with the hosting duties decided in tonight's draw), but the CPL made out like a bandit: Montreal and TFC are on the same half of the bracket, so all they have to do is eliminate Vancouver early (again) and one of their own will be in the Final!
     
  19. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    'bout time for a CCL roundup... soon :D

    The main update for now is that the Caribbean Club Shield won't spit up any debutant on the continental stage (although strictly speaking, I don't think the hosts have participated in the Concacaf League...): Bayamón FC and Inter Moengo Tapoe will contest the Final, with the winner set to playoff against the 4th-place finisher from the pro-tier Caribbean Club Championship for the last CL berth.

    Mind you, the Caribbean Club Shield winners have a perfect record in said playoff :eek:
     
  20. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It had gone completely under my radar (and Wikipedia's!), but everything's done and dusted in Belize... and Verdes are back!

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    Meanwhile, Bayamón made the most of their hosting duties and never-say-die attitude to take the Caribbean Club Shield title, leaving them one game from returning to the continental stage.



    Lastly, a quick question further up north: so far, the CanPL winner has qualified for the following year's Concacaf League... but there won't be one in 2023. And with the CanPL getting 2 CCL berths from 2024 on, has any solution been floated for the transition? My first thought is to have the 2022 and '23 winners qualify, as opposed to taking the '23 CanPL finalists and leaving this year's champ out in the cold... @Robert Borden

    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX2 or MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
    2. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2]
    3. Diriangén [NCA1 or NCA2]
    4. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV2]
    5. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2]
    6. Olimpia [HON1 or HON2]
    7. Malacateco [GUA1 or GUA2]
    8. Verdes [BLZ]
     
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  21. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    According to last year's Concacaf League regulations (btw: no one picked up on the typo in 5.1.5.1? :ROFLMAO: El Salvador still has three berths AFAIK), among Central American leagues, Costa Rica remains the only one that does not give preference to runners-up; so besides the Apertura and Clausura champs, the remaining berth(s) go down the full-year table.

    Meaning that as Cartaginés currently max out at 77 points, table-leading Alajuelense just need 4 more to secure their next CL appearance.
     
  22. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    According to FutbolNica, the Clausura regular season has drawn to a close, with Apertura champs Diriangén topping the full-year table.

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    Meanwhile, León somehow failed to reach even the play-in round of the Mexican Clausura playoffs, so there are no more hand-me-down scenarios at hand there.

    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
    2. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2]
    3. Diriangén [NCA1]
    4. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV2]
    5. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2]
    6. Olimpia [HON1 or HON2]
    7. Malacateco [GUA1 or GUA2]
    8. Verdes [BLZ]
     
  23. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    With Alajuelense winning yesterday and Herediano giving them a helping hand by beating Cartaginés, "Liga" have guaranteed their participation in the next CL... give-or-take Concacaf signing off on Costa Rica's qualification procedures, apparently o_O

    2023 CCL Qualifiers

    1. Club León [MEX3]
    2. Atlas [MEX1]

    2022 CL Qualifiers

    1. Pacific [CAN2]
    2. Tauro [PAN1 or PAN2]
    3. Diriangén [NCA1]
    4. Alianza [SLV1 or SLV2]
    5. Herediano [CRC1 or CRC2]
    6. Olimpia [HON1 or HON2]
    7. Malacateco [GUA1 or GUA2]
    8. Verdes [BLZ]
    9. LD Alajuelense [CRC1, CRC2 or CRC3]
     
  24. mfw13

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    Jul 19, 2003
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    Newcastle United FC
    Do the Sounders now qualify as defending champions?
     
  25. onefineesq

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    Sep 16, 2003
    Laurel, MD
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    DC United
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    United States
    No.
     
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